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May 26 20172017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26September 21 20112011-09-21May 26 20172017-05-26A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual observance. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shirt sits cross-legged with hands folded. Beside him, young men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and white forehead bands sit with hands folded in prayer, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, boys in maroon and dark clothing hold small brass vessels and sit near brass lamps, kumkum and offering plates. Further back, adults in white and dark clothing sit among the crowd. No single figure is identified as a person in this image.2013-01-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on the floor of a marble hall, performing a puja. They wear white dhotis with maroon borders and are bare-chested or wear white shawls, some with tilak on the forehead and rudraksha malas. Each has a low orange cloth mat in front with brass plates, small cups, flowers, turmeric, a bell, incense sticks, bananas and small oil lamps. One man reads from an open booklet while pouring or arranging items from a brass vessel. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-01-23A seated row of devotees in a hall performs a puja with hands joined in anjali mudra. Brass plates with yellow offerings, small brass lamps with lit wicks, and copper vessels line a long low mat on the floor. In the foreground a young boy with a sacred ash mark on his forehead holds an offering of yellow petals in his palm, eyes closed. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with maroon border sits with folded hands near the front, and a shaved-headed man with white tilaka wears a rudraksha mala and joins his palms. Plastic containers with photographic printed lids sit along the mat, and an orange cloth covers part of the floor.2011-08-01A photograph of a large hall where many men sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor performing a group ritual. Most wear white dhotis and are bare-chested with white sacred markings on their foreheads and bodies, and many wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates and bowls with flowers, fruit and oil lamps sit on small mats in front of them, and several people hold small items up to their faces. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti with a lavender cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a brass object, beside a boy in orange robes. Other people sit in rows behind them, with chairs and red-clothed tables visible at the back of the room.2017-08-02A large hall with many seated participants performing a group puja on the marble floor. Most men are bare-chested with white dhotis edged in gold or saffron, sacred ash on their torsos and rudraksha malas. Brass and silver puja plates hold flowers, fruit and small lamps on maroon and orange cloths in front of them. A young boy in an orange cloth sits at the right edge. Several participants hold small items during the ritual. Behind them, rows of seated devotees fill the room.2017-08-02August 17 20112011-08-17May 26 20172017-05-26January 22 20172017-01-22